Hose supporter



Oct. 14 1924.

HosE sUPoRTER Original iled March 26.

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INVENToR. QARL J. azELTvoN ATTORNEYS.

Patented Oct. 14, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROW FABRIC COMPANY, OF WORCEST MASSACHUSETTS.

ER, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION or HOSE sUrronTnn.

Application led March 26, 1921, Serial No. 455,764. Renewed December 15, 1922.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, CARL J. HAznLToN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Vorcester, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Hose Supporter, or' which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to a hose supporter of the type in which a metallic loop is employed to grip the fabric between its two arms and a button carried by a tab usually depending from the upper part of the loop. vAs heretofore put on the market,

'these clasps have had a serious fault due to the factthat when the stocking is gripped and put under strain, that strain comes along a central vertical line and therefore is sustained only by a button or stud which has arubber covered top or head with only one stud centrally located to stand the strain.

This invention is designed to overcome this detect. More Speciically Stated, this invention involves the provision of a rubber covered button of suoli a nature that when thestrain is put on the Lfabric it will be sustained by two separate studs in a horizontal plane; to provide a construction in which the rubber covering of the button is held lirmly in position by a solid body of rubber extending under the headsiof the studs, and to provide eective and inexpensive means for preventing the button r:trom turning Von its support so that the above mentioned objects will kbe maintained after wear.

The yinvention ralso involves other features` of construction which tend to assist in accomplishing the above mentioned objects as` will appear.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a stocking supporter clasp constructed in accordance with this invention and showing it as it holds the stocking in position under strain;

Fig. 2 is a similar view'showing the parts with the stocking fabric removed;

Fig. 8 is a side elevation with in the Same position;l Y A Fig. d is a central vertical sectional view talren along the line /l-t of Fig. 1;

Fig. .5 is a front elevation showing the button andits supporting base plate removed from the rest of the clasp;

the parts Fig. 6 is a central sectional view of the same;

Fig. 7 is a view ing a modification;

Fig. 8 is a central sectional view of the same, and

Fig. 9 is fication.

The invention is shown as applied to a construction involving an upper supporting loop 10 of well-known construction for receiving the elastic strap of the supporter. It is pivotally connected with a lower metallic loop 11. This loop 11 is provided with almost parallel but slightly converg ing side arms 12. At a point just below where they engage the shank of the button they diverge from each other to form end portions 13. These are connected across the end of the loop by a straight transverse bar 14:. These parts, of course, are all formed of a single piece of wire or metal stamping and preferably are integral with each other` They 'orm a button receiving loop at the bottom of the main loop 11.

Also supported by the loop 10 and hang ing down behind the loop 11 is a piece 15 of textile material, usually in the form ot non-elastic tape. This is provided on 'the bottom with a metal collet-supporting base plate 16 supported in vertical position in the usual or any desired way. This plate has the usual transverse perforations Jfor receiving the -tape 15 and it is also provided with two parallel integral projections 17 extending in front of its normal plane.

Between the projections vbut spaced from them are two. rivets 18 located at a distance apart but at the same elevation. These are shown as provided with rectangular heads 19 arranged symmetrically with respect. to their Shanks. These heads are shown of such length that they butt against each other at the center. These rivets are in the form of' Shanks, together constituting the support for the button or collet. The collet or covering 2O is provided with an elongated head `formed with a central depression 21 shaped to receive the two heads 19, which are below the level of the front ot the button. Above and below this depression are walls 22 formed from the soft rubber and integral with it. From the outside of each of these walls the button descends in two parallel similar to Fig. 5 Showa similar view of another modi'- the rivets 18 extend over or beyond the shankof the stud, the head of the stud or collet is" reinforced, a solid Vbacking being provided forthat portion of the collet which lies im mediately above the side arms of the holding Yloop When the loop is in holding position Y relatively tothe collet. By making the bar 14 longer than the Width of the loopy ll all this "action is rendered possible and 4side spaces are provided to receive the longitudi-` nel Wrinkle produced in the fabric.

The security With Which the button or collet is held asdescribedfully above is an important. feature. This is assisted by the projections 1'? which are parallel and engage the upper and lower flat Walls of the lbutton to keep it from'turning.

- lin the form shown'in Figs; 7 and 8 mak-ing these two rivets integral with each other by connecting the shanlrs 30 across lthe top at 8l. In both cases a block of rubberl is held under the heads of the rivets, or under this cross bar 3l, to prevent the Withdrawfal of the collet from its supporting parts. This piece of rubber of course is integral with the walls of the collet and therefore constitutes a positive means for holding the parts in place.v v

In the form shown' in Fig. 9. two studs are shown With their heads resting on a metal plate 39, which holds the rubber and positively Vspaces the studs.y No Vclaim' is made vherein to the construction of' the supporter in which the head has a groove on its front surface YWith the, lower thin vreadily yieldableV Wall of rubber projecting beyond the 'edge of the groove along the lowerside thereof to yield toward the groove underv excessive strain as that is claimed lin my Patent No. l,432,693. f

Althoughl have illustrated and described only three forms of the invention I am aware of the fact that other modifications can be made therein by any person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention asV expressed'in the claims. Therefore, I do not Wish to belimited to all the details of construction herein shown and described but What l do claim is l. As an article of manufacture, a hose supporter comp-rising a metal plate, a pair oi' rivets passing through the plate, said rivets having fiat heads thereof projecting toward each other into contact at their edges, and a rubber covering mounted on said rivets and having an elongated groove at its front face in Which said heads are. located,

l have' Vintroduced a modification which consists in tive position relatively to said said rubber covering having an integral interior portion extending under said Vheads and between the Shanks of the rivets for positively preventing the disengagement of the covering from the metal plate.

QAsfany article of manufacture, a hose Supporter button havingl a base-plate, a plurality of parallel holding members connected members are located, Said rubber QQ?" ering having an integral interior .portion ex7 tending between said parallel holding members all the way from the plate to. VAsaide'iid portions for positively preventing the disenT gagement of the covering from the plate,

3. As an article of manufacture, a hose supporter comprising a metal plate, ya pair of rivets passing through the plate, said rivets having heads thereon, the edges of which substantially comeintocontact, and a 'rubber covering mounted on saidrivets and having a depression in which said heads are located, said rubber covering having an in.- tegral interior vportion extending .under said heads and between Ythe shanlrs. of the rivets.

for positively preventing the disengagement of the covering fromY the metal plate.

is `an article. of manufacture, a hose supporter comprising ainetalplate, a pair cf shanks extending from the plate, said shanlrs haringrectangular heads, the ends of which substantially come into contact so that they form.' a practically. coiiitinuousf metal plate for holding the button, A'and a rubber button mounted onsaid shanlrs and having a' depression in which said headsvare locate v f V V 5; As an article of manufacture, a rubbercollet for a hose supporter having-a lengt`V tudinal groove on its front face and aplu` mlty of Parallel Passages therethroilgh from front to .rear terminating in-rsaid groove through which it can be fastened to'V a base plate. 6. ln a hose supporter the combination of a holding loop, a collet cooperating-therei'vith, a base plate, and a pairiof headed riv ets for securing the collet to said base plate, the heads of said rivetsoverlying the side arms of saidloop. when the loop. is in operacollet.

7. ln a 'hose supporter the combination of a. holding loop, abutton orV collet.' cooperating therewith, a base plate, anda pair of headed rivets for securing said buttonKV or collet to said base Vplate the heads'of said rivets contacting with each other and overlying the side arms of said loop.

8.'ln a hose lsupport-er the combination of a holding loop, a button or collet cooperating therewith, a base plate, and a pair of rivets having rectangular heads for securing said button or collet to said base plate, the rectangular heads of said rivets overlying the side arms of said loop when the loop is in operative position relatively to said button or collet.

9. In a hose supporter' the combination of a holding loop, a button or collet cooperating therewith, a base plate, and a pair of rivets for securing said button or collet to said base plate, said rivets being provided with rectangular heads in contact with each other said heads overhanging the side arms of said loop when the loop is in operative position relatively to said button or collet.

l0. In a. hose supporter the combination of a holding loop, a button or collet cooperating therewith, a base plate, and a pair of rivets for securing said button or collet to said base plate, said rivets having rectangular heads in contact with each other and overlying the side arms of said loop when the loop is in operative position relatively to said button or collet, said rectangular heads lying in a substantially rectangular groove or depression in the head of said collet.

ll. In a hose supporter the combination of a collet, a base plate, and a pair of rivets passing entirely through said collet for securing the collet to said base plate, said rivets having non-circular heads in contact with each other and lying in a correspondingly shaped groove or depression in the head of the collet said rivet heads and groove cooperating to prevent turning of the collet on said rivets.

l2. As an article of manufacture a hose supporter' comprising in combination. a button having an elongated head and a shank the head of said button having a groove on its front surface running longitudinally thereof, a base plate and means having a head lying in said groove and coi-operating with said groove for securing said button to the base plate.

13. Aslan article of manufacture a hose supporter comprising in combination a button having an elongated head anda shank, the head of said button having a vgroove on its front surface running longitudinally thereof, a base plate and securing means comprising two rivets the heads of which are located in said groove.

14. In a hoseY supporter the combination of a holding loop, a collet co-operating therewith and provided with an elongated head extending transversely of said loop, a support for the collet, and means for securing said collet to its support, said securing means being provided with an elongated head eX- tending lengthwise of said collet and overlying the side arms of said loop when the loop is in operative position relatively to said collet.

l5. In a hose supporter the combination of a holdinof loop, a collet (zo-operating therewith and provided with a head, a base plate, and means for securing said collet to its base plate, said securing means being provided with a head overlying the side arms of said loop and lying in and co-operating with a correspondingly-shaped depression or groove in the face or surface of the head of said collet.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto atxed my signature.

CARL J. HAZELTON. 

